FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:                         NEWS MEDIA CONTACT:
May 4, 1999                          Rosemary Kimball at (202) 418-0500

          FCC SATELLITE DIVISION CHIEF THOMAS S.TYCZ 
    TO RECEIVE PCIA'S EUGENE C. BOWLER PUBLIC SERVICE AWARD

     Thomas S. Tycz, chief of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) International
Bureau's Satellite and Radiocommunications Division, will receive the Eugene C. Bowler Public
Service Award at an awards banquet this evening from the Personal Communications Industry
Association (PCIA).  William E. Kennard, chairman of the FCC, will present the award.  The
banquet will be at the National Building Museum beginning at 7:30 PM.

     The Bowler Award is given annually by the PCIA Foundation to an outstanding
government employee who has demonstrated the career excellence that was a hallmark           of
Gene Bowler's life. 

     Eugene C. Bowler, former chief of the Federal Communications Commission's Private
Radio Bureau/Land Mobile and Microwave Division, was a dedicated public servant with a
distinguished career.  Throughout his years of service at the FCC, Gene Bowler         
demonstrated exceptional professionalism, competence and dedication. Driven by high personal
standards for career excellence, Gene was widely acknowledged for his unique         talents and
rare intellect. His leadership, hard work and commitment to advancing land mobile
communications interests have served as an inspiration to the industry. In 1985, Gene died of
cancer at the age of 39.

     To honor Gene Bowler's life and achievements, the telecommunications industry founded
the Eugene C. Bowler Foundation in 1990 with initial funding from the Bowler family. Now a
program of the PCIA Foundation, the Eugene C. Bowler awards program strives to keep Gene's
memory alive by recognizing individuals who exemplify his commitment to public service.

     This is the ninth year the award has been presented. Previous winner are:    David Siddall,
J. Jerry Freeman, Mary Beth Richards, Ralph Haller, Terry L. Fishel, Judy Dunlap and David
Leach, Raymond Kowalsk and Brian F. Fontes.

     Tycz said, "I am thrilled to be this year's Bowler award recipient.  Gene Bowler set a very
high standard for public service.  It is gratifying that the PCIA Foundation considers my work to
be worthy of this award."
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